the impressive group of orders and medals awarded to Brigadier-General Sir Douglas Dawson, Royal

the impressive group of orders and medals awarded to Brigadier-General Sir Douglas Dawson, Royal Household, late Coldstream Guards, comprising: Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.), Knight Grand Cross set of insignia, comprising sash badge and breast star (both officially numbered 351); Order of the Bath (K.C.B.), Civil Division, Knight Commander’s set, hallmarked 1922-3; Order of the Bath (C.B.), Military Division, Companion’s neck badge, all in fitted cases of issue with appropriate ribbons; Order of St. Michael & St. George (C.M.G.), Companion’s breast badge, in gold and enamel, converted for neck wear; Egypt & Soudan, 1882, rev. dated, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (Lieut., 2/Cdm. Gds.); Jubilee, 1887, with bar 1897; Coronations, 1902 & 1911, both silver; France, Legion dHonneur, Grand Officer’s badge, in gold and enamel, with riband rosette; Turkey, Order of the Medjidjie, 5th (?) class badge; Khedive’s bronze star for 1882, these last seven mounted court-style and contained in a Hunt & Roskell case; together with Order of the Garter, Secretary’s badge, by Garrard, in silver-gilt and enamel; the State Chamberlain’s Key, GVR, in silver-gilt, with riband for wearing, both in fitted cases of issue; and a Grant of Arms to the recipient dated 1915, with seal, in GVR tooled leather box of issue, all items extremely fine, the Garter Secretary’s badge extremely rare and the ceremonial key unique (lot) Sold with this lot is a mss. note by Sir Douglas Dawson explaining that he was the first and only State Chamberlain, thereby making his ceremonial key unique: key worn by me in Household dress as State Chamberlain 1920-25. The appt was created in 1920 and abolished when I retired. The Lord Chamberlain being by then a permanent official, the post was no longer necessary. i was thus the first and last State Chamberlain